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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
June
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026		 June
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,472 202,468 202,497 207,472 202,426 202,436 202,448 202,468 202,497

Civilian labor force

 129,114 123,630 123,471 128,474 123,986 123,841 123,673 123,868 122,956

Participation rate

 62.2 61.1 61.0 61.9 61.2 61.2 61.1 61.2 60.7

Employed

 124,209 119,180 118,741 123,844 119,402 119,371 119,071 119,133 118,472

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 58.9 58.6 59.7 59.0 59.0 58.8 58.8 58.5

Unemployed

 4,905 4,451 4,730 4,630 4,584 4,470 4,602 4,735 4,484

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6

Not in labor force

 78,358 78,838 79,026 78,998 78,441 78,595 78,775 78,600 79,541

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,789 63,584 63,179 66,645 63,768 63,724 63,399 63,656 63,087

Participation rate

 69.7 68.7 68.2 69.6 68.9 68.8 68.5 68.7 68.1

Employed

 64,617 61,418 61,060 64,387 61,574 61,684 61,199 61,344 60,881

Employment-population ratio

 67.5 66.3 65.9 67.2 66.5 66.6 66.1 66.2 65.7

Unemployed

 2,172 2,166 2,119 2,259 2,194 2,040 2,200 2,312 2,206

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,671 55,537 55,012 56,993 55,682 55,596 55,698 55,649 55,346

Participation rate

 57.3 56.7 56.2 57.6 56.9 56.8 56.9 56.8 56.5

Employed

 54,779 53,799 53,165 55,230 53,874 53,721 53,876 53,776 53,622

Employment-population ratio

 55.4 55.0 54.3 55.8 55.1 54.9 55.1 54.9 54.8

Unemployed

 1,892 1,738 1,847 1,763 1,808 1,875 1,821 1,873 1,724

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,654 4,509 5,281 4,836 4,536 4,521 4,577 4,563 4,523

Participation rate

 44.2 37.7 44.2 37.8 37.8 37.7 38.2 38.1 37.9

Employed

 4,814 3,963 4,517 4,227 3,955 3,966 3,996 4,012 3,968

Employment-population ratio

 37.6 33.1 37.8 33.0 33.0 33.1 33.3 33.5 33.2

Unemployed

 841 547 764 609 581 555 581 551 554

Unemployment rate

 14.9 12.1 14.5 12.6 12.8 12.3 12.7 12.1 12.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,784 35,455 35,477 35,784 35,388 35,411 35,434 35,455 35,477

Civilian labor force

 22,317 21,981 22,072 22,181 22,286 22,195 22,044 21,996 21,957

Participation rate

 62.4 62.0 62.2 62.0 63.0 62.7 62.2 62.0 61.9

Employed

 20,707 20,581 20,549 20,653 20,579 20,621 20,442 20,543 20,514

Employment-population ratio

 57.9 58.0 57.9 57.7 58.2 58.2 57.7 57.9 57.8

Unemployed

 1,610 1,400 1,523 1,528 1,707 1,574 1,602 1,453 1,443

Unemployment rate

 7.2 6.4 6.9 6.9 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.6 6.6

Not in labor force

 13,467 13,474 13,405 13,604 13,102 13,216 13,390 13,459 13,520

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,527 10,093 10,169 10,473 10,113 10,057 10,167 10,093 10,116

Participation rate

 69.2 67.8 68.2 68.8 68.0 67.6 68.3 67.8 67.9

Employed

 9,813 9,455 9,599 9,751 9,407 9,328 9,464 9,445 9,532

Employment-population ratio

 64.5 63.5 64.4 64.1 63.3 62.7 63.6 63.4 63.9

Unemployed

 713 638 570 722 706 729 703 648 584

Unemployment rate

 6.8 6.3 5.6 6.9 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.4 5.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,871 11,123 10,925 10,898 11,369 11,308 11,076 11,116 10,982

Participation rate

 60.8 62.2 61.0 60.9 63.7 63.3 61.9 62.1 61.3

Employed

 10,188 10,541 10,272 10,251 10,565 10,617 10,358 10,499 10,353

Employment-population ratio

 57.0 58.9 57.4 57.3 59.2 59.4 57.9 58.7 57.8

Unemployed

 682 582 653 647 804 691 718 617 629

Unemployment rate

 6.3 5.2 6.0 5.9 7.1 6.1 6.5 5.6 5.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 919 765 977 809 804 830 801 786 859

Participation rate

 34.3 28.7 36.7 30.2 30.2 31.1 30.0 29.5 32.3

Employed

 706 585 677 650 606 676 619 598 629

Employment-population ratio

 26.3 22.0 25.4 24.2 22.8 25.4 23.2 22.5 23.6

Unemployed

 214 180 300 158 197 154 182 188 230

Unemployment rate

 23.3 23.6 30.7 19.6 24.5 18.5 22.7 23.9 26.8

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,294 20,939 20,811 19,294 21,099 21,176 21,088 20,939 20,811

Civilian labor force

 12,712 13,665 13,807 12,637 13,892 13,860 13,806 13,698 13,729

Participation rate

 65.9 65.3 66.3 65.5 65.8 65.4 65.5 65.4 66.0

Employed

 12,221 13,179 13,228 12,186 13,222 13,348 13,350 13,182 13,194

Employment-population ratio

 63.3 62.9 63.6 63.2 62.7 63.0 63.3 63.0 63.4

Unemployed

 491 486 578 450 670 512 456 516 535

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.6 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.9

Not in labor force

 6,582 7,274 7,004 6,658 7,207 7,317 7,282 7,241 7,082

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: July 02, 2026